BEVERLY TAYLOR SORENSON ARTS LEARNING PROGRAM Professional Development Portfolio - Year One Rosemary Mitchell, Visual Art Specialist, Woodrow Wilson Elementary, Granite School District NEXT

EDUCATIONAL WEBPAGE ESTABLISH RESOURCES ORGANIZE SCHOOL ARTS COMMITTEE VISUAL ARTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS SCHOOL WILL HAVE LOOK OF A VISUAL ART SCHOOL ART EDUCATION BUILD A NETWORK WITH OTHER VISUAL ARTISTS SCHOOLWIDE UNDERSTANTING OF SIDE BY SIDE TEACHING INDIVIDUAL ARTISTIC GOALS NEXT

SAMPLES OF STUDENT WORK WEE K 2 WEE K 2 WEEK 3 FALL RECESSFALL RECESS FALL RECESSFALL RECESS WEEK 4 WEEK 5 NOV-DEC ART JANUARY 09 FEBRUARY MARCH “PICTURE THIS” INFORMANCE “PICTURE THIS” INFORMANCE WEEK 1 WEEK 6 NEXT

3 INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS: COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING – “2 ND GRADE MURALS”,COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING “THE COLONIAL PRINTING PRESS”, 5 TH GRADE LEDGER ART – “FROM ROCK ART - TO HIDE TOLEDGER ART - LEDGER PAPER” CLAY – K-1: STARS & ICYCLES, 4 TH GRADE: REGIONS & ANIMALS OF UTAH, 5 TH GRADE TESSELLATIONS, ELL ADULT LEARNERS BASKETS, K-1 BASKETS & CATSCLAY 3 INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS: COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING – “2 ND GRADE MURALS”,COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING “THE COLONIAL PRINTING PRESS”, 5 TH GRADE LEDGER ART – “FROM ROCK ART - TO HIDE TOLEDGER ART - LEDGER PAPER” CLAY – K-1: STARS & ICYCLES, 4 TH GRADE: REGIONS & ANIMALS OF UTAH, 5 TH GRADE TESSELLATIONS, ELL ADULT LEARNERS BASKETS, K-1 BASKETS & CATSCLAY NEXT

BACK NEXT COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING: “2 ND GRADE MURALS” COLLABORATIVE ART MAKING: “2 ND GRADE MURALS” SLIDESHOW STUDENTS WILL KNOW… the importance of collaboration in art the implications of working as a team to create one project the definition of a mural the history of murals STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO… create a collaborative mural with their classmates problem solve on a large scale project continue a visual design discuss their artwork “THE COLONIAL PRINTING PRESS”, 5 TH GRADE the history of printmaking and its connection to Colonialism about block printmaking and the importance of design the importance of teamwork in collaborative art making Students will know the connection between printmaking and colonial culture create a letter to contribute to the class alphabet apply their knowledge about colonial culture to create a message connect their work with another students work to create a collaborative work of art problem solve as they work in a group INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS: community, cultures, environment, citizenship, problem solving, collaboration, language development INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIIONS: Explorers, Colonists, governments and cultures, communication problem solving, collaboration, language development

LEDGER ART: “FROM ROCK ART, TO HIDE, TO LEDGER PAPER STORYTELLING” BACK NEXT SLIDESHOW STUDENTS WILL KNOW… the qualities of ledger art Native artists who created ledger art the history of ledger art the aesthetic importance of ledger art in history STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO… identify the unique aspects of ledger art create their own piece of ledger art discuss their ledger art with other students articulate the symbols, designs, and stories found in ledger art INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIIONS: History, government, cultures, Native American Tribes, storytelling, literature, symbolism

CLAY SLIDESHOW STUDENTS WILL KNOW…STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO… NEXT INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIIONS: K-1: manipulation of tools, basic shapes, using basic shapes to create form, life skill of respect 4 th : regions & landforms of Utah, soil comparisons, animals of Utah 5 th : math – tessellations, repeating patterns, symmetry 6 th : Egyptian vessels, Egyptian cartouches, Egyptian Paste, language development how to create clay forms using textures and patterns from different cultures how to use different techniques when working with clay how to incorporate art history, aesthetics and criticism with a hands-on activity how to use glazes to personalize their work understand the history of clay in relation to culture better understand and apply media, techniques & processes choose a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas reflect upon and assess the results of the clay and firing process make connections between visual arts and other disciplines

SIDE BY SIDE TEACHING Classroom teachers and art specialists working together to Design curriculum that is rigorous in the art form and in other areas of the curriculum, i.e. science, math, and the language arts. Classroom teachers and art specialists working together to Design curriculum that is rigorous in the art form and in other areas of the curriculum, i.e. science, math, and the language arts. SLIDESHOW